数字和年份先在脑子里定住再开口。万国建筑博览群不用逐字直译,说 the Exhibition of International Architecture 就行。
英文参考
The Bund runs about one and a half kilometres, from Waibaidu Bridge in the north to Jinling Road in the south. Fifty-two buildings stand along the river, almost no two of them in the same style, and Shanghai people call the row the Exhibition of International Architecture. Among them, the former HSBC building went up in 1923, and the clock on the Custom House first rang in 1927 and still marks the hour today.
Yu Garden was begun in 1559, in the Ming dynasty, as a private garden built by Pan Yunduan for his father Pan En. The name Yu means to please and comfort one's aged parents. It covers about two hectares, divided by walls, water and rockeries into six scenic areas, so that you never see the whole garden at once.
Shanghai is being built as five centres at once: an international centre for economy, finance, trade, shipping and technological innovation. The city covers about six thousand three hundred square kilometres, has a resident population of around twenty-four million, and is divided into sixteen districts. The Port of Shanghai has been the world's busiest container port for years running.
The shikumen is a housing type peculiar to Shanghai, and the name comes from the stone frame that hoops the doorway. The plan behind the door is Chinese: a small courtyard called the tianjing, then the main room, then the stairs. But the door frame often carries Western ornament, Baroque or Greek. The small north-facing room above the kitchen and below the roof terrace is called the tingzijian.
Good afternoon everyone. On behalf of our travel service, welcome to Shanghai. My name is Li Ming, and I will be your local guide for the next three days. This is Mr Wang, our driver, and our coach number is Hu A 12345. We will check in at the hotel first, and after a short rest we will visit the Bund this evening. If you need anything during the trip, please let me know at any time. I wish you all a pleasant stay in Shanghai.
If anyone gets separated from the group, please stay where you are and do not move. Call me first. I will ask the scenic area office to make an announcement, and at the same time I will go back over the route we walked. Please save my mobile number now, and make a note of the coach number as well. We meet at half past three, at the main gate where we came in.
The soup dumpling comes from Nanxiang in Jiading district, created by Huang Mingxian during the Tongzhi reign of the Qing dynasty. It has a thin skin, a generous filling and soup inside, and the soup goes in as jelly made from stock, which melts when the dumpling is steamed. To eat one, bite a small hole first to let the steam out, drink the soup, then finish it with a little shredded ginger and black vinegar. If you rush, you will burn your mouth.
Zhujiajiao lies in Qingpu district and is the best preserved of Shanghai's old water towns. There are thirty-six old stone bridges in the town, and the largest, Fangsheng Bridge, was built in 1571 and is the biggest five-arch stone bridge in the Shanghai area. North Street is only four metres wide, and the eaves on the two sides almost meet overhead, which is why local people call it the street of a single line of sky.
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先把英文原文朗读一遍,再口译成中文。朗读这一步是大纲写明的,别省。
游客提问
英文原文
Excuse me, could you tell me something about those buildings across the road? They look European, but this is China. Were they built by foreigners, and are they still used for anything, or are they just kept as monuments?
Here is your room key. Breakfast is served on the second floor from half past six to half past nine. There is a hotel card at the front desk; please take one before you go out, so you can show it to a taxi driver. The wake-up call will be at seven, and we meet in this lobby at eight tomorrow morning.
Before we start walking, a few words about safety. The stone paths get slippery after rain, so please take your time on the bridges and hold the handrail. Keep your bag in front of you in the crowd. If you feel unwell at any point, tell me straight away rather than waiting until the end of the tour.
Shanghai owes much of its wealth to its position. The city stands where the Yangtze meets the sea, which gives it both an ocean port and a river route running deep inland. Its container port has handled more cargo than any other in the world for several years, and much of what leaves China by sea leaves from here.
A few rules before we go into the museum. Photography without flash is allowed in most galleries, but not in the room with the bronze vessels. Please keep your voice low and stay behind the line on the floor. Large bags need to go into the lockers by the entrance, and the lockers are free.
I am afraid I have some news about this afternoon. The garden we planned to visit has closed early because of the weather warning. I would like to suggest the Shanghai Museum instead, which is indoors and about the same distance away. It is free, so there will be no extra cost. Is everyone happy with that?
Two people in our group cannot eat pork, and one is allergic to shellfish. Could you let the restaurant know before we sit down? Also, one of them would prefer not to be seated near the kitchen door if that can be arranged.
过敏这一条最要紧,译的时候要突出来。if that can be arranged 这种客气说法译成如果方便的话就够了。
I have read that Shanghai is called the Magic City. Where does that name come from, and does it have anything to do with the way the skyline keeps changing? I have been here twice before and it looks different every time.